Dispatch from the Road 2023

  Carnival Conquest Friday January 13 2023 As luck would have it a large cold front is sweeping across the south this weekend. Yesterday I had put extra tie downs on the awning but this morning I decided to roll it up to avoid it getting damaged by the wind. The weather forecast hadn’t changed, if anything it was calling for stronger winds, up to 40 MPH.  From our RV park to the cruise terminal It’s only about an hours drive into Miami and the cruise terminal. Aim-me our GPS and I bickered all the way, I was driving up the turnpike and she was insisting I get off at every exit and take city streets. I think she is programmed to avoid interstate highways, as we normally don’t like driving on them. This is what it will look like when done Just before we got to cruise island there was a large construction project going on, I think they are adding a third level of roadway through this bottle neck in the city. Anyhow, I was in the left lane because I would be exiting left into the ...

  When we ended the 2022 blog we were in Fort Lauderdale Florida, the date was December 31 2022, New Years Eve.  Dispatch from the road 2023 January 1 2023 The RV was 80 percent ready to go, having put away all the outside stuff yesterday. Millie and I drove to the Peter Pan diner for our 3rd meal here inside two weeks. The diner was not as busy as I expected, maybe all the regulars were sleeping off New Years celebrations. Breakfast was very good as usual; this has been our go to place to eat out.  Not to be insensitive, but this blog is mostly written so Millie and I can look back and reminisce about our travels. That said, a lot of the clientele of the diner is gay. It is located in Wilton Manor which has a large gay presence. That’s not accurate, they pretty much run the town; they have even painted the downtown parking meter poles in rainbow colors. That’s ok, my comments are just for our record, they don’t bother me and I don’t bother them, I’m sure we are both here...